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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 16, 20164 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2016, 9:30 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 16, 2016, 9:30 PM CDT (02:30 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2016, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties McLeod County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 16, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -246 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1397 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 190 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

646 
WUUS53 KMPX 170230
SVRMPX
MNC085-103-129-143-170330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0162.160717T0230Z-160717T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
930 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN MCLEOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SIBLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 930 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM FERNANDO TO GIBBON TO NEAR FAIRFAX...MOVING EAST AT
  35 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BROWNTON AROUND 935 PM CDT. 
  WINTHROP AROUND 940 PM CDT. 
  GAYLORD AND LAFAYETTE AROUND 955 PM CDT. 
  ARLINGTON AROUND 1000 PM CDT. 
  LE SUEUR...NICOLLET AND HENDERSON AROUND 1020 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4427 9441 4435 9448 4450 9485 4466 9455
      4475 9449 4467 9377 4463 9378 4462 9385
      4459 9389 4455 9391 4452 9388 4439 9396
      4434 9396 4422 9426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 292DEG 30KT 4466 9444 4454 9450 4450 9465 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BORGHOFF

3 follow-up statements

437 
WWUS53 KMPX 170247
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
947 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

MNC129-170257-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-160717T0330Z/
RENVILLE MN-
947 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RENVILLE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4427 9441 4435 9448 4443 9468 4453 9454
      4471 9443 4463 9379 4462 9385 4459 9389
      4455 9391 4452 9388 4439 9396 4434 9396
      4422 9426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 297DEG 26KT 4465 9436 4448 9440 4436 9445 

$$

MNC085-103-143-170330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-160717T0330Z/
MCLEOD MN-SIBLEY MN-NICOLLET MN-
947 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MCLEOD...SIBLEY AND NICOLLET COUNTIES...

AT 947 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR FERNANDO TO NEAR LAFAYETTE TO KLOSSNER...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW ULM AND LAFAYETTE AROUND 950 PM CDT. 
  GAYLORD AND COURTLAND AROUND 1005 PM CDT. 
  ARLINGTON AND NICOLLET AROUND 1015 PM CDT. 
  ST. PETER...LE SUEUR AND HENDERSON AROUND 1030 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
NORSELAND...RUSH RIVER...KLOSSNER...NEW ROME...FERNANDO...NEW
AUBURN... OSHAWA...ST GEORGE AND NEW SWEDEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4427 9441 4435 9448 4443 9468 4453 9454
      4471 9443 4463 9379 4462 9385 4459 9389
      4455 9391 4452 9388 4439 9396 4434 9396
      4422 9426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 297DEG 26KT 4465 9436 4448 9440 4436 9445 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BORGHOFF

657 
WWUS53 KMPX 170310
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1010 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

MNC085-170319-
/O.CAN.KMPX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-160717T0330Z/
MCLEOD MN-
1010 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MCLEOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4429 9443 4439 9427 4462 9426 4459 9389
      4455 9391 4452 9388 4439 9396 4434 9396
      4422 9426 4427 9441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 295DEG 34KT 4456 9415 4437 9412 4424 9420 

$$

MNC103-143-170330-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-160717T0330Z/
SIBLEY MN-NICOLLET MN-
1010 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SIBLEY AND EASTERN NICOLLET COUNTIES...

AT 1009 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR NEW ROME TO NEAR OSHAWA TO NEAR NICOLLET...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ST. PETER AROUND 1025 PM CDT. 
  LE SUEUR AND HENDERSON AROUND 1030 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
NORSELAND...OSHAWA...RUSH RIVER...NEW ROME AND NEW SWEDEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4429 9443 4439 9427 4462 9426 4459 9389
      4455 9391 4452 9388 4439 9396 4434 9396
      4422 9426 4427 9441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 295DEG 34KT 4456 9415 4437 9412 4424 9420 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BORGHOFF

386 
WWUS53 KMPX 170321
SVSMPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1021 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

MNC103-143-170331-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-160717T0330Z/
SIBLEY MN-NICOLLET MN-
1021 PM CDT SAT JUL 16 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SIBLEY AND
EASTERN NICOLLET COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT...
    
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4429 9443 4439 9427 4462 9426 4459 9389
      4455 9391 4452 9388 4439 9396 4434 9396
      4422 9426 4427 9441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 292DEG 30KT 4456 9415 4437 9412 4424 9420 

$$

BORGHOFF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Lac qui Parle	42 min
Jul 16, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Yellow Medicine	59 min
Jul 16, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Renville, Yellow Medicine	71 min
Jul 16, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley	55 min
Jul 16, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Nicollet, Redwood	63 min
Jul 16, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Stevens	28 min
Jul 16, 9:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Nicollet and 4 more	6 hr
Jul 16, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Redwood	57 min
Jul 16, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Brown, Watonwan	44 min
Jul 16, 11:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Brown, Redwood, Watonwan	4 hr
Jul 17, 12:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin	5 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.